Mattos, Sergio Macedo Gomes de and Mendonca, Jocemar Tomasino and Ferreira, Beatriz Mesquita Pedrosa and Mattos, Mariana Paul de Souza and Wojciechowski, Matias John and Gerhardinger, Leopoldo Cavaleri (2022) Coastal small-scale fisheries in Brazil: Resentment against policy disarray. MARE Publication Series, vol 26 . Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-89624-9
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Securing environmental sustainability and social inclusion of small-scale fisherfolk in coastal development and governance require a critical consideration of the existing legal basis and public policies towards justice. They also require the identification of institutional reforms needed to face injustice, given the legacy of historical loss in social and economic rights. To overcome public policy ineffectiveness in the complex Brazilian legal and institutional framework, strengthening fisherfolk networks and social movements can scale-up their representation in multi-level fisheries management and broader governance processes. Civil society organizations are outraged over recent environmental disasters in Brazil which, together with the wide-ranging impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, have exacerbated past injustices with acute health and additional socio-economic distress. Fishers, who rely on aquatic environments, saw their living conditions aggravated by the recent pandemic situation and political disdain, with limited opportunities to access public policies, i.e., health services. Moreover, gaps in policy coordination and guidance on the consumption and marketing of seafood may pose serious consequences in the fish-chain, affecting small-scale producers’ income and livelihoods. This chapter addresses Blue Justice issues through an interactive governance lens, illustrating how injustices of the recent past pervade the complexity of the governing system at the national level, thus hindering the capacity of ocean governance to appropriately address the struggles perceived by small-scale fishers. Deductive methods and historical elaboration procedures were used through bibliographic consultation and a technical-participative methodology. The analysis shows that fisherfolk communities have too often been left out or prejudiced in critical decision-making processes, severely damaging a cohesive sustainability agenda in the sector.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Keywords: | Coastal Fisheries, Small-scale Fisheries, Brazil, Coastal Development, Fisherfolk, Governance, Policy, Fisheries Management |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jun 2025 06:49 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2025 06:49 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/22148 |
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